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The Supernatural Themes In 'Why Vampires Never Die'

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In our society, the supernatural phenomenon has increasingly piqued our curiosity. Ranging from ghouls to ghosts, all forms of the supernatural have their own likable features. In Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan article “Why Vampires Never die” they mention how vampires were created, and why they are so interesting today. Guillermo del Toro explains that vampires either play the role of the antagonist or a romantic. The idea that any being can live forever has bewildered many Americans today. In many productions such as Twilight, Zombieland, and Supernatural provide our unsatisfied lives with an alternate reality. The main reasons why the supernatural theme is so intriguing is that it offers escapism, exploits our emotions, and exercises our sense of wonder. The idea of supernatural beings elevates our interest and gives birth to different perspectives on the supernatural. In Del Toro …show more content…

We are always curious about what is beyond us and its possibilities. These themes play on our emotions and irrational fears. From a young age we are introduced to vampires and zombies, but what always lurks is what could possibly be haunting in the dark. Ghosts brought out our deep fear of death and what the afterlife may contain. We were meant to be afraid of the dark and to be curious, but we brought stories of hauntings and chilling ideas of what can be lurking in the supernatural. Since there is so much uneasiness from ghosts and its horrors, we tend to find pleasure and reassurance of watching them. Through movies like Paranormal and Insidious, we experience our fears through the screen but to be eventually resolved by the protagonists. Watching these movies exploits our deepest fears, only to find reassurance at the end that they can lead to safety and awareness that it can be

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